Wales' extreme winter weather

A round-up of related news and stories that came out of this winter's extraordinary weather.

The end of 2013 saw the commencement of a prolonged series of storms and bad weather. Most of the inland flooding was centered on England - the Severn, the Thames and the Somerset Levels. In Wales coastal settlements were hit hard.

Aberystwyth has been affected by strong winds and high waves today (03/1/14). Further high tides are predicted into the weekend. Take great care and be mindful that the high waves are dangerous if you get close. The stones carried up in the waves and the strong currents can cause serious injury.

High tides and strong winds lead to flooding in Wales and south-west England as officials warn of a continuing flood threat across the west of the UK. Thomas Rule from west Sussex is studying at Aberystwyth University. He looked out of his university accommodation window on Friday morning to discover the promenade outside ripped up and flooded.

After a brutal night of hefty winds, Britain woke up to discover that its western chunk had been sheered off and was now tossing in the north Atlantic, 150 miles off the coast of Iceland. People in Herefordshire were first to realise the principality had been removed when they awoke to find themselves living on the coast.